The Diocese of East Tennessee has deposed Chattanooga Episcopal priest Brad Whittaker following a multi-week Title IV clergy misconduct investigation. Whittaker, who served as rector of St. Paul’s for nine years prior to his retirement, was previously in the news as the first person in the area to contract COVID.
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Update: Title IV case against Dan McClain
We have an update in the ongoing saga of the Title IV clergy misconduct case against Episcopal priest Dan McClain, who is canonically resident in the Diocese of Southern Ohio. Specifically, McClain’s manipulation and lack of accountability continue unabated. In a Motion for Summary Judgment filed with the church hearing
Continue readingChurch watchdog group warns of declining trust in Episcopal Title IV clergy disciplinary process
The following was sent via the newswires on March 17, 2025. Anglican Watch, a leading church watchdog group, is sounding the alarm over declining trust in the Episcopal Church’s Title IV, the denomination’s labyrinthine and slow-moving clergy disciplinary process. In doing so, the organization is calling for Presiding Bishop Sean
Continue readingEaston bishop Santosh Marray further erodes trust at diocesan convention
Bishop Santosh Marray, the subject of a badly handled Title IV clergy disciplinary case, is continuing to diminish trust among laity and clergy within the struggling Diocese of Easton following a poorly managed diocesan convention. Tellingly, the convention started unable to transact business, as it did not achieve the quorum
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